Punching the Walrus 

Originally a termed used to describe a torture technique where a female hostage was repeatedly punched in the genitals to force a confession. Current use of the term is political obfuscation through simple and often contradictory responses to questions that have only one answer.

"The text of the President's press release was full of open ended responses, that didn't even address the reporter's question, he was really punching the walrus on that one."

Punching the Walrus by Daddiopedia July 13, 2017